After recently announcing that their new album, Darkness Rains, is set for release on Oct 5 via Suicide Squeeze Records, Los Angeles doom boogie/dystopian punk/occult glam rockers Death Valley Girls have shared a new single & video entitled ‘More Dead’. Speaking about the new track, the band commented: “After having experiences with people we love struggling to stay alive, we believe the harder the battle, the less one is able to ask for help. We wanted to write a song about how important and necessary each person is, especially these days. We need numbers now more than ever to fight the good fight.”

The video director Dylan Mars Greenberg went on to add “I wanted to create a video that dealt with a serious issue that affected both Bonnie and I but in an abstract way. I used animation to generate the concept of rebirth and the juxtaposition of aerial videography with dark environments to tell the story of the overworld and underworld fighting over a soul. I should also mention we filmed with an iguana indoors but then he escaped into Bronson canyon. We all believe he is now very strong and happy in his new world.”

On their third album, Darkness Rains, bassist Alana Amram, drummer Laura Harris, and a rotating cast of guests like Shannon Lay, The Kid (Laura Kelsey), and members of The Make Up, The Shivas, and Moaning help elevate the band from their rogue beginnings to a communal ritualistic musical force. On the surface level, Death Valley Girls churn out the hypercharged, in the red, scuzzy rock every generation yearns for, but there is a more subversive force percolating beneath the surface that imbues the band with an exhilarating cosmic energy.

'Darkness Rains' track list:

1. More Dead

2. (One Less Thing) Before I Die

3. Disaster (Is What We're After)

4. Unzip Your Forehead

5. Wear Black

6. Abre Camino

7. Born Again and Again

8. Street Justice

9. Occupation: Ghost Writer

10. TV in Jail on Mars

The SSE Scottish Music Awards returns once again in 2018, celebrating twenty years of raising vital funds for Nordoff Robbins Scotland, whilst honouring the biggest and best in Scottish music. With some of the most legendary figures in music receiving prestigious awards over the years including Paolo Nutini, Emeli Sandé, Annie Lennox and Deacon Blue, 2018’s star-studded ceremony will not only reflect on an incredible year for Scotland, but also on the music and artists who have been the soundtrack of a nation for the past twenty years.

Colin Banks, Head of Sponsorship and Reward for SSE, said: “We’re extremely proud to support Nordoff Robbins Scotland and look forward to a very special 20th edition of the SSE Scottish Music Awards. The event has become a landmark in the Scottish music calendar and every year, proves instrumental in sustaining the vital work of the charity and its life-changing therapists.”

After years of the event taking place in Glasgow’s legendary Old Fruitmarket, the SSE Scottish Music Awards will this year take place at the SEC on Saturday December 1. With organisers pulling some of the biggest acts from across the UK to Glasgow to celebrate a very special birthday, it seemed fitting that this year’s awards were the biggest and best yet. With a host of surprises, special guests and huge celebrations planned, there is no doubt the SEC will be the perfect venue for this year’s 20th birthday bash. 

With the biggest and best Scottish Music Awards to date planned for this year, it is only right that some of the biggest acts in the world come to Glasgow for the awards. Having formed while studying in Dundee, Snow Patrol have become embedded in the fabric of the Scottish music scene, headlining some of the country’s biggest and most legendary venues including The SSE Hydro, T in the Park, King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut and many more. With over two decades in the music industry, Snow Patrol have written some of the country's most recognisable and loved songs and in 2018 the band released their latest album Wildness, their first in seven years. With 15 million global album sales, five UK Platinum albums and over 1 billion global track streams, Snow Patrol will make a much-anticipated return to the SSE Scottish Music Awards.

Keen to support the nation’s most exciting emerging artists, last year’s SSE Scottish Music Awards saw rising stars Lewis Capaldi, Nina Nesbitt and Tom Walker all scoop awards and 2018 will be no different. Singer-songwriter Tom Grennan stormed onto the scene last year, headlining the King Tut’s Stage Powered by Utilita Energy at the first TRNSMT Festival. He moved up to the main stage in 2018 with a massive singalong set including hit singles ‘Royal Highness’, ‘Sober' and ‘Found What I’ve Been Looking For’ which have all become BBC Radio 1 mainstays.  His debut album, Lighting Matches, hit the Top 5 on its release in July and Tom holds the Guinness World Record for most gigs in a single day, meaning he makes a truly exciting addition to 2018’s awards.

The SSE Scottish Music Awards have been the main fundraising event for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins Scotland since 1996. Funds raised on the night are a vital part of the charity’s ability to provide music therapists and sessions to those who need it most. 2017’s winners and attendees included Emeli Sandé, Nina Nesbitt, Lewis Capaldi, Tom Walker and Hipsway, with 2018 set to be the biggest and best in the awards’ 20 year history. For tickets to the 20th SSE Scottish Music Awards please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.nrscot.org.uk